Ed Mitchell joined WSUP as Chief Executive in June 2022. He has significant relevant experience in the environmental and water sectors, as well as with public policy and administration. Prior roles include Sustainability Director at Pennon Group, the owners of South West Water, Bournemouth Water, Bristol Water and Viridor, Executive Director of Environment and Business at the Environment Agency and Director of Environment and Corporate Responsibility at Thames Water. He has worked for GlaxoSmithKline and spent time as special advisor to Dame Margaret Beckett, the UK’s first female Foreign Secretary, from 2005 to 2007.
Ed holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Water and Wastewater Engineering from Cranfield University, and through his role with Thames Water, helped establish WSUP in 2005. He is also Chair of the Board of South West Sensor Ltd, producer of a range of advanced microfluidic sensors that bring lab accuracy to water testing in the field.
